New Delhi: Amid freezing temperatures and treacherous terrains, the Indian Army has intensified its counter-terrorism operations across Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu and Kashmir to pursue and neutralise Pakistani terrorists attempting to exploit the harsh winter for concealment, sources said on Saturday. Traditionally, the onset of the 40-day ‘Chillai Kalan’, the harshest phase of…
New Delhi: Former India women’s hockey striker Vandana Katariya on Friday said she decided to quit the game earlier this year after feeling neglected, but she is ready to reverse her decision if the team management wants. The 33-year-old two-time Olympian announced her retirement from international hockey in April this year, bringing down the curtains…
Jaipur: The Anjuman Khuddam Syedzadgan, representing the khadims (caretakers) of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, on Saturday condemned the purported incidents of violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh and India, calling for peace, justice and accountability. In a message issued on the culmination of the annual Urs (death anniversary) of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the Anjuman…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “single-handedly destroying” MGNREGA without consulting his Cabinet or the states and without studying the matter, terming it an attack on the democratic structure that will ruin the rural economy. Addressing a press conference after the crucial CWC…
Warangal: Undeterred by its ongoing legal battles with the BCCI and the Hyderabad Cricket Association, the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Saturday launched the fifth edition of the Telangana Gold Cup 2025–26 tournament at the Kakatiya University Grounds here. The matches being played are part of the East Zone League of this prestigious tournament. The…
Hyderabad: The number of crimes recorded in Hyderabad dipped by 15 per cent during 2025 when compared to the last year, a top police official said on Saturday. The cases registered during 2025 are 30,690 as against 35,944 cases in 2024, Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar told reporters here. Sajjanar attributed the decrease in…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the upcoming assembly elections will be a fight to protect ‘swadesh’ (nation) and ‘swajati’ (own community), along with the identity, land and culture of the people of the state. BJP represents the last light of hope that will ensure that the state is not…
London: Britain’s senior royals are to be deployed as part of a charm offensive with President Donald Trump to get a coveted trade deal with the US over the line in the New Year, according to a report on Saturday. King Charles III is expected to make a trip to Washington in the first half…
Balramplur (UP): Two women were killed in separate wildlife attacks in the Sohailwa forest area along the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district, prompting the administration to order heightened surveillance and awareness measures, officials said on Saturday. According to forest department sources, a 20-year-old Nepalese woman, identified as Urmila, a resident of Amoli village…
Kolkata: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said that the Election Commission must come out with the number of illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas out of the 58.20 lakh names deleted after the publication of draft electoral rolls in West Bengal under the ongoing SIR. Alleging that Bengal was being targeted selectively by the Centre since…
